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The complete list of FAMILIES by ORDER is given below.

Note that several of the families have no surviving members: they are extinct.

Families [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] (256) [Orders: 43] Help 

  No. Scientific Family Family Genera Species Extinct View
ORDER: ARCHAEOPTERYGIFORMES (Archaeopteryx) 1 1      
  1 Archaeopterygidae Archaeopteryx 1? 1? Yes All de
ORDER: HESPERORNITHIFORMES (Fossil Marine Birds) 3 14      
  1 Hesperorithidae Hesperornis 1? 9? Yes All de
  2 Enaliornithidae Enaliornis 1? 3? Yes All de
  3 Baptornithidae Baptornis 1? 2? Yes All de
ORDER: ICHTHYORNITHIFORMES (Extinct Toothed Birds) 2 2      
  1 Ichthyornithidae Ichthyornis 1? 1? Yes All de
  2 Apatornithidae Apatornis 1? 1? Yes All de
ORDER: STRUTHIONIFORMES (Ostriches, Rheas, Tinamous, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis) 14 69      
  1 Struthionidae Ostriches 1 2 No All de
  2 Rheidae Rheas 1 4 No All de
  3 Tinamidae Tinamous 9 52 No All de
  4 Casuariidae Cassowaries, Emus 2 6 No All de
  5 Apterygidae Kiwis 1 5 No All de
ORDER: GALLIFORMES (Megapodes, Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows, Guineafowl, New World Quails, Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse) 83 319      
  1 Megapodiidae Megapodes 7 23 No All de
  2 Cracidae Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows 11 56 No All de
  3 Numididae Guineafowl 4 8 No All de
  4 Odontophoridae New World Quails 10 36 No All de
  5 Phasianidae Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse 51 196 No All de
ORDER: AEPYORNITHIFORMES (Elephant Birds (pleistocene - Recent, Madagascar)) 1 7      
  1 Aepyornithidae Elephant Birds 1? 7? Yes All de
ORDER: ANSERIFORMES (Screamers, Magpie Goose, Ducks, Geese, Swans) 56 184      
  1 Anhimidae Screamers 2 3 No All de
  2 Anseranatidae Magpie Goose 1 1 No All de
  3 Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans 53 180 No All de
ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES (Grebes) 6 24      
  1 Podicipedidae Grebes 6 24 No All de
ORDER: PHOENICOPTERIFORMES (Flamingos) 3 6      
  1 Phoenicopteridae Flamingos 3 6 No All de
ORDER: PHAETHONTIFORMES (Tropicbirds) 1 3      
  1 Phaethontidae Tropicbirds 1 3 No All de
ORDER: EURYPYGIFORMES (Kagu, Sunbittern) 2 2      
  1 Rhynochetidae Kagu 1 1 No All de
  2 Eurypygidae Sunbittern 1 1 No All de
ORDER: MESITORNITHIFORMES (Mesites) 2 3      
  1 Mesitornithidae Mesites 2 3 No All de
ORDER: DIATRYMIFORMES (Extinct Flightless Birds) ? ?      
  1 Diatrymidae Diatryma ? ? Yes All de
ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES (Pigeons, Doves) 56 376      
  1 Columbidae Pigeons, Doves 54 373 No All de
  2 Raphidae Dodos, Solitaires 2? 3? Yes All de
ORDER: PTEROCLIFORMES (Sandgrouse) 2 16      
  1 Pteroclidae Sandgrouse 2 16 No All de
ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES (Oilbird, Frogmouths, Potoos, Nightjars, Owlet-nightjars, Treeswifts, Swifts, Hummingbirds) 151 628      
  1 Steatornithidae Oilbird 1 1 No All de
  2 Podargidae Frogmouths 3 16 No All de
  3 Nyctibiidae Potoos 1 7 No All de
  4 Caprimulgidae Nightjars 20 101 No All de
  5 Aegothelidae Owlet-nightjars 1 10 No All de
  6 Hemiprocnidae Treeswifts 1 4 No All de
  7 Apodidae Swifts 19 110 No All de
  8 Trochilidae Hummingbirds 105 379 No All de
ORDER: OPISTHOCOMIFORMES (Hoatzin) 1 1      
  1 Opisthocomidae Hoatzin 1 1 No All de
ORDER: ODONTOPTERYGIFORMES (Extinct Bony-toothed Birds) 13 45      
  1 Odontopterygidae Bony-tooths 1? 5? Yes All de
  2 Pelagornithidae False-toothed Birds 12? 40? Yes All de
ORDER: CUCULIFORMES (Cuckoos) 37 159      
  1 Cuculidae Cuckoos 37 159 No All de
ORDER: GRUIFORMES (Finfoots, Rails, Gallinules, Coots, Trumpeters, Limpkin, Cranes) 54 203      
  1 Heliornithidae Finfoots 3 3 No All de
  2 Rallidae Rails, Gallinules, Coots 43 178 No All de
  3 Psophiidae Trumpeters 1 6 No All de
  4 Aramidae Limpkin 1 1 No All de
  5 Gruidae Cranes 6 15 No All de
ORDER: OTIDIFORMES (Bustards) 12 26      
  1 Otididae Bustards 12 26 No All de
ORDER: MUSOPHAGIFORMES (Turacos) 7 24      
  1 Musophagidae Turacos 7 24 No All de
ORDER: GAVIIFORMES (Loons/divers) 1 5      
  1 Gaviidae Loons/divers 1 5 No All de
ORDER: SPHENISCIFORMES (Penguins) 6 19      
  1 Spheniscidae Penguins 6 19 No All de
ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES (Southern Storm-petrels, Northern Storm-petrels, Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters) 28 154      
  1 Oceanitidae Southern Storm-petrels 5 10 No All de
  2 Hydrobatidae Northern Storm-petrels 1 18 No All de
  3 Diomedeidae Albatrosses 6 24 No All de
  4 Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters 16 102 No All de
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES (Storks) 7 21      
  1 Ciconiidae Storks 7 21 No All de
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES (Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Hamerkop, Shoebill, Pelicans) 36 120      
  1 Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills 14 36 No All de
  2 Ardeidae Herons 19 74 No All de
  3 Scopidae Hamerkop 1 1 No All de
  4 Balaenicipitidae Shoebill 1 1 No All de
  5 Pelecanidae Pelicans 1 8 No All de
ORDER: SULIFORMES (Frigatebirds, Gannets, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters) 15 59      
  1 Fregatidae Frigatebirds 1 5 No All de
  2 Sulidae Gannets, Boobies 3 11 No All de
  3 Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants 10 39 No All de
  4 Anhingidae Darters 1 4 No All de
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES (Thick-knees, Sheathbills, Magellanic Plover, Egyptian Plover, Oystercatchers, Ibisbill, Avocets, Stilts, Plovers, Plains-wanderer, Seedsnipes, Painted-snipes, Jacanas, Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes, Buttonquails, Crab-plover, Coursers, Pratincoles, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Skuas, Auks) 90 402      
  1 Burhinidae Thick-knees 2 10 No All de
  2 Chionidae Sheathbills 1 2 No All de
  3 Pluvianellidae Magellanic Plover 1 1 No All de
  4 Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover 1 1 No All de
  5 Haematopodidae Oystercatchers 1 12 No All de
  6 Ibidorhynchidae Ibisbill 1 1 No All de
  7 Recurvirostridae Avocets, Stilts 3 10 No All de
  8 Charadriidae Plovers 12 71 No All de
  9 Pedionomidae Plains-wanderer 1 1 No All de
  10 Thinocoridae Seedsnipes 2 4 No All de
  11 Rostratulidae Painted-snipes 2 3 No All de
  12 Jacanidae Jacanas 6 8 No All de
  13 Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes 16 99 No All de
  14 Turnicidae Buttonquails 2 18 No All de
  15 Dromadidae Crab-plover 1 1 No All de
  16 Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles 5 17 No All de
  17 Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers 20 110 No All de
  18 Stercorariidae Skuas 2 8 No All de
  19 Alcidae Auks 11 25 No All de
ORDER: STRIGIFORMES (Barn-owls, Typical Owls) 32 262      
  1 Tytonidae Barn-owls 2 22 No All de
  2 Strigidae Typical Owls 30 240 No All de
ORDER: CATHARTIFORMES (New World Vultures) 5 8      
  1 Cathartidae New World Vultures 5 8 No All de
ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES (Secretarybird, Osprey, Hawks, Eagles) 72 271      
  1 Sagittariidae Secretarybird 1 1 No All de
  2 Pandionidae Osprey 1 2 No All de
  3 Accipitridae Hawks, Eagles 70 268 No All de
ORDER: COLIIFORMES (Mousebirds) 2 6      
  1 Coliidae Mousebirds 2 6 No All de
ORDER: LEPTOSOMIFORMES (Cuckoo Roller) 1 3      
  1 Leptosomidae Cuckoo Roller 1 3 No All de
ORDER: TROGONIFORMES (Trogons) 8 46      
  1 Trogonidae Trogons 8 46 No All de
ORDER: BUCEROTIFORMES (Hornbills, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes) 19 76      
  1 Bucerotidae Hornbills 16 63 No All de
  2 Upupidae Hoopoes 1 5 No All de
  3 Phoeniculidae Woodhoopoes 2 8 No All de
ORDER: CORACIIFORMES (Bee-eaters, Rollers, Ground-rollers, Todies, Motmots, Kingfishers) 35 190      
  1 Meropidae Bee-eaters 3 31 No All de
  2 Coraciidae Rollers 2 13 No All de
  3 Brachypteraciidae Ground-rollers 4 5 No All de
  4 Todidae Todies 1 5 No All de
  5 Momotidae Motmots 6 14 No All de
  6 Alcedinidae Kingfishers 19 122 No All de
ORDER: DINORNITHIFORMES (Moas (pleistocene - Recent, New Zealand)) 8 17      
  1 Dinornithidae Moas 6? 11? Yes All de
  2 Anomalopterygidae Anomalopteryx 2? 6? Yes All de
ORDER: PICIFORMES (Jacamars, Puffbirds, Toucans, New World Barbets, Prong-billed Barbets, Asian Barbets, African Barbets, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers) 75 496      
  1 Galbulidae Jacamars 5 19 No All de
  2 Bucconidae Puffbirds 12 38 No All de
  3 Ramphastidae Toucans 5 54 No All de
  4 Capitonidae New World Barbets 2 18 No All de
  5 Semnornithidae Prong-billed Barbets 1 2 No All de
  6 Megalaimidae Asian Barbets 2 35 No All de
  7 Lybiidae African Barbets 11 56 No All de
  8 Indicatoridae Honeyguides 4 17 No All de
  9 Picidae Woodpeckers 33 257 No All de
ORDER: CARIAMIFORMES (Seriemas) 2 2      
  1 Cariamidae Seriemas 2 2 No All de
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES (Falcons, Caracaras) 11 70      
  1 Falconidae Falcons, Caracaras 11 70 No All de
ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES (New Zealand Parrots, Cockatoos, Parrots) 92 437      
  1 Strigopidae New Zealand Parrots 2 4 No All de
  2 Cacatuidae Cockatoos 7 21 No All de
  3 Psittacidae Parrots 83 412 No All de
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES (New Zealand Wrens, Pittas, Asities, Typical Broadbills, Sapayoa, African And Green Broadbills, Typical Antbirds, Gnateaters, Crescentchests, Antpittas, Tapaculos, Ground-antbirds, Ovenbirds, Manakins, Cotingas, Tityras And Allies, Tyrant-flycatchers, Lyrebirds, Scrub-birds, Bowerbirds, Australasian Treecreepers, Fairy-wrens, Bristlebirds, Honeyeaters, Pardalotes, Thornbills, Logrunners, Australasian Babblers, Mohouas, Ploughbill, Sittellas, Old World Orioles, Painted Berrypeckers, Australo-papuan Bellbirds, Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers, Shrike-tits, Whistlers, Whipbirds And Wedgebills, Vireos, Cuckooshrikes, Berryhunter, Woodswallows And Butcherbirds, Boatbills, Vangas And Allies, Batises And Wattle-eyes, Ioras, Bristlehead, Bush-shrikes, Fantails, Drongos, Ifrit, Monarch-flycatchers, Crested Jay, Shrikes, Crows And Jays, Melampittas, Australian Mudnesters, Birds-of-paradise, New Zealand Wattlebirds, Stitchbird, Berrypeckers And Longbills, Satinbirds, Picathartes, Rail-babbler, Rockjumpers, Australasian Robins, Hyliotas, Fairy Flycatcher And Allies, Tits And Chickadees, Penduline-tits, Larks, Bearded Reedling, Nicators, Crombecs And Allies, Cisticolas And Allies, Reed-warblers, Cupwings, Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds, Donacobius, Tetrakas, Swallows And Martins, Bulbuls, Leaf-warblers, Bush-warblers, Long-tailed Tits, Old World Warblers And Parrotbills, White-eyes And Yuhinas, Scimitar-babblers And Allies, Ground Babblers, Laughingthrushes And Allies, Treecreepers, Nuthatches, Gnatcatchers, Wrens, Dippers, Oxpeckers, Starlings, Mockingbirds And Thrashers, Thrushes, Old World Flycatchers And Chats, Kinglets And Firecrests, Palmchat, Hypocolius, Hylocitreas, Waxwings, Silky-flycatchers, Oos, Elachura, Sugarbirds, Spot-throat And Allies, Fairy-bluebirds, Leafbirds, Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds, Accentors, Olive Warbler, Przevalski's Rosefinch, Weavers, Waxbills, Whydahs And Indigobirds, Old World Sparrows, Pipits And Wagtails, Finches, Longspurs, Thrush-tanager, Old World Buntings, New World Sparrows, Wrenthrush, Cuban Warblers, New World Blackbirds, New World Warblers, Hispaniolan Tanagers, Spindalises, Puerto Rican Tanager, Chat-tanagers, Mitrospingid Tanagers, Cardinals, Tanagers) 1380 6900      
  1 Acanthisittidae New Zealand Wrens 3 4 No All de
  2 Pittidae Pittas 3 48 No All de
  3 Philepittidae Asities 2 4 No All de
  4 Eurylaimidae Typical Broadbills 7 12 No All de
  5 Sapayoidae Sapayoa 1 1 No All de
  6 Calyptomenidae African And Green Broadbills 2 6 No All de
  7 Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds 61 254 No All de
  8 Conopophagidae Gnateaters 2 12 No All de
  9 Melanopareiidae Crescentchests 1 4 No All de
  10 Grallariidae Antpittas 4 55 No All de
  11 Rhinocryptidae Tapaculos 12 61 No All de
  12 Formicariidae Ground-antbirds 2 12 No All de
  13 Furnariidae Ovenbirds 69 340 No All de
  14 Pipridae Manakins 17 53 No All de
  15 Cotingidae Cotingas 24 68 No All de
  16 Tityridae Tityras And Allies 11 49 No All de
  17 Tyrannidae Tyrant-flycatchers 103 456 No All de
  18 Menuridae Lyrebirds 1 2 No All de
  19 Atrichornithidae Scrub-birds 1 2 No All de
  20 Ptilonorhynchidae Bowerbirds 8 21 No All de
  21 Climacteridae Australasian Treecreepers 2 7 No All de
  22 Maluridae Fairy-wrens 6 32 No All de
  23 Dasyornithidae Bristlebirds 1 3 No All de
  24 Meliphagidae Honeyeaters 52 195 No All de
  25 Pardalotidae Pardalotes 1 4 No All de
  26 Acanthizidae Thornbills 13 66 No All de
  27 Orthonychidae Logrunners 1 3 No All de
  28 Pomatostomidae Australasian Babblers 2 5 No All de
  29 Mohouidae Mohouas 1 3 No All de
  30 Eulacestomidae Ploughbill 1 1 No All de
  31 Neosittidae Sittellas 1 3 No All de
  32 Oriolidae Old World Orioles 4 40 No All de
  33 Paramythiidae Painted Berrypeckers 2 3 No All de
  34 Oreoicidae Australo-papuan Bellbirds 3 3 No All de
  35 Cinclosomatidae Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers 2 11 No All de
  36 Falcunculidae Shrike-tits 1 3 No All de
  37 Pachycephalidae Whistlers 5 52 No All de
  38 Psophodidae Whipbirds And Wedgebills 2 6 No All de
  39 Vireonidae Vireos 8 66 No All de
  40 Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes 13 100 No All de
  41 Rhagologidae Berryhunter 1 1 No All de
  42 Artamidae Woodswallows And Butcherbirds 6 24 No All de
  43 Machaerirhynchidae Boatbills 1 2 No All de
  44 Vangidae Vangas And Allies 21 41 No All de
  45 Platysteiridae Batises And Wattle-eyes 4 34 No All de
  46 Aegithinidae Ioras 1 4 No All de
  47 Pityriasidae Bristlehead 1 1 No All de
  48 Malaconotidae Bush-shrikes 11 54 No All de
  49 Rhipiduridae Fantails 3 66 No All de
  50 Dicruridae Drongos 1 26 No All de
  51 Ifritidae Ifrit 1 1 No All de
  52 Monarchidae Monarch-flycatchers 16 112 No All de
  53 Platylophidae Crested Jay 1 1 No All de
  54 Laniidae Shrikes 4 36 No All de
  55 Corvidae Crows And Jays 21 136 No All de
  56 Melampittidae Melampittas 2 2 No All de
  57 Corcoracidae Australian Mudnesters 2 2 No All de
  58 Paradisaeidae Birds-of-paradise 15 42 No All de
  59 Callaeidae New Zealand Wattlebirds 3 5 No All de
  60 Notiomystidae Stitchbird 1 1 No All de
  61 Melanocharitidae Berrypeckers And Longbills 4 11 No All de
  62 Cnemophilidae Satinbirds 2 4 No All de
  63 Picathartidae Picathartes 1 2 No All de
  64 Eupetidae Rail-babbler 1 1 No All de
  65 Chaetopidae Rockjumpers 1 2 No All de
  66 Petroicidae Australasian Robins 20 53 No All de
  67 Hyliotidae Hyliotas 1 4 No All de
  68 Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatcher And Allies 4 9 No All de
  69 Paridae Tits And Chickadees 16 71 No All de
  70 Remizidae Penduline-tits 3 12 No All de
  71 Alaudidae Larks 21 105 No All de
  72 Panuridae Bearded Reedling 1 1 No All de
  73 Nicatoridae Nicators 1 3 No All de
  74 Macrosphenidae Crombecs And Allies 7 21 No All de
  75 Cisticolidae Cisticolas And Allies 26 171 No All de
  76 Acrocephalidae Reed-warblers 6 64 No All de
  77 Pnoepygidae Cupwings 1 4 No All de
  78 Locustellidae Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds 13 67 No All de
  79 Donacobiidae Donacobius 1 1 No All de
  80 Bernieridae Tetrakas 8 11 No All de
  81 Hirundinidae Swallows And Martins 21 100 No All de
  82 Pycnonotidae Bulbuls 33 166 No All de
  83 Phylloscopidae Leaf-warblers 1 84 No All de
  84 Scotocercidae Bush-warblers 12 38 No All de
  85 Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits 4 15 No All de
  86 Sylviidae Old World Warblers And Parrotbills 17 74 No All de
  87 Zosteropidae White-eyes And Yuhinas 12 139 No All de
  88 Timaliidae Scimitar-babblers And Allies 11 57 No All de
  89 Pellorneidae Ground Babblers 16 65 No All de
  90 Leiotrichidae Laughingthrushes And Allies 21 151 No All de
  91 Certhiidae Treecreepers 1 9 No All de
  92 Sittidae Nuthatches 3 32 No All de
  93 Polioptilidae Gnatcatchers 3 19 No All de
  94 Troglodytidae Wrens 19 96 No All de
  95 Cinclidae Dippers 1 5 No All de
  96 Buphagidae Oxpeckers 1 2 No All de
  97 Sturnidae Starlings 35 132 No All de
  98 Mimidae Mockingbirds And Thrashers 10 35 No All de
  99 Turdidae Thrushes 20 187 No All de
  100 Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers And Chats 58 358 No All de
  101 Regulidae Kinglets And Firecrests 1 7 No All de
  102 Dulidae Palmchat 1 1 No All de
  103 Hypocoliidae Hypocolius 1 1 No All de
  104 Hylocitreidae Hylocitreas 1 2 No All de
  105 Bombycillidae Waxwings 1 3 No All de
  106 Ptiliogonatidae Silky-flycatchers 3 4 No All de
  107 Mohoidae Oos 2 5 No All de
  108 Elachuridae Elachura 1 1 No All de
  109 Promeropidae Sugarbirds 1 2 No All de
  110 Modulatricidae Spot-throat And Allies 3 3 No All de
  111 Irenidae Fairy-bluebirds 1 3 No All de
  112 Chloropseidae Leafbirds 1 13 No All de
  113 Dicaeidae Flowerpeckers 2 55 No All de
  114 Nectariniidae Sunbirds 17 152 No All de
  115 Prunellidae Accentors 1 13 No All de
  116 Peucedramidae Olive Warbler 1 1 No All de
  117 Urocynchramidae Przevalski's Rosefinch 1 1 No All de
  118 Ploceidae Weavers 15 126 No All de
  119 Estrildidae Waxbills 34 148 No All de
  120 Viduidae Whydahs And Indigobirds 2 20 No All de
  121 Passeridae Old World Sparrows 8 44 No All de
  122 Motacillidae Pipits And Wagtails 8 90 No All de
  123 Fringillidae Finches 51 232 No All de
  124 Calcariidae Longspurs 3 6 No All de
  125 Rhodinocichlidae Thrush-tanager 1 1 No All de
  126 Emberizidae Old World Buntings 2 45 No All de
  127 Passerellidae New World Sparrows 29 150 No All de
  128 Zeledoniidae Wrenthrush 1 1 No All de
  129 Teretistridae Cuban Warblers 1 2 No All de
  130 Icteridae New World Blackbirds 31 116 No All de
  131 Parulidae New World Warblers 20 124 No All de
  132 Phaenicophilidae Hispaniolan Tanagers 3 4 No All de
  133 Spindalidae Spindalises 1 4 No All de
  134 Nesospingidae Puerto Rican Tanager 1 1 No All de
  135 Calyptophilidae Chat-tanagers 1 2 No All de
  136 Mitrospingidae Mitrospingid Tanagers 3 4 No All de
  137 Cardinalidae Cardinals 11 56 No All de
  138 Thraupidae Tanagers 107 415 No All de



Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)

ORDERS: 43       Genera: 2432       Species: 11676
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